Chicago mom allegedly shot her 12-year-old son to death in anger over missing memory card
A Chicago mother fatally shot her 12-year-old son in the head Saturday morning in a fit of anger over a missing memory card, prosecutors allege.
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Maryland judge accused of child sex abuse took his own life
A Maryland judge took his own life this week and was found by federal agents who had shown up to arrest him in a child sex abuse case. The day before he was found dead, he had been indicted on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remembers “fallen comrades” 20 years after the Sept. 11 Pentagon attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke Saturday at a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate 20 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. “Nearly a quarter of the citizens we defend today were born after 9/11.”
Queen Elizabeth and troops pay tribute to 9/11
Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to the many people affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Her guards at Windsor Castle played “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Two Florida high school students allegedly planned mass shooting at high school
Two Florida high school students with an apparent interest in the Columbine High School massacre were allegedly planning to carry out a school shooting until a teacher was tipped off about a possible concealed weapon, authorities said.
1-year-old girl dies after mother left her in car in Houston for nearly 10 hours
A 1-year-old girl died after her mother left her in a car for nearly 10 hours in Houston on Thursday, authorities said. Harris County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a child left in a car at 6:30 p.m., Sgt. Ben Beall said during a brief news conference Thursday night.
The wood frog: does it freeze to survive?
The wood frog has developed specialized strategies to tolerate the inevitable: the partial freezing of its body during winter.
Mandatory vaccination for U.S. civil servants
Mandatory vaccination for U.S. civil servants The President of the United States imposes mandatory vaccination for all civil servants. It also includes companies with more than 100 employees.
Brooklyn man shot and killed on the street just weeks after being released from jail
A Brooklyn man who was released from jail just a couple of months ago was shot and killed in a shooting that left another man wounded, police said. The man had been released from jail in July after serving less than a year for attempted drug possession.
A family is forced to sell their daughter to avoid starvation in Afghanistan
A family in Afghanistan has made the heartbreaking decision to sell their daughter to keep her from starving to death.
White House files complaint against Texas over its anti-abortion law
The U.S. government decided to act a week after an anti-abortion law went into effect in Texas. It filed a complaint for its annulment. This new law continues to cause controversy in the United States.
Hunter mauled by grizzly bear in Alaska
A hunter was injured Wednesday after a grizzly bear mauled him in Wrangell-St. Elias, Alaska, authorities said. The park service warned campers, hunters and hikers to follow bear safety protocols in the wilderness.
A Los Angeles man was arrested after he allegedly set his dog on fire
A Los Angeles man was arrested after he allegedly set his family dog on fire, according to authorities who reported that the Welsh Corgi dog was hung on a fence and set on fire during the heinous act.